# NTSB FTW73FPG22: Cessna 188B, N21626, Marvell, AR, September 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1972
- Place: Marvell, AR · MARVELL, AR
- Location: 34.5563° N, 90.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marvell, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5563&lon=-90.9153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3345  72/9/12    MARVELL,ARK         CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9730
        TIME - 1145                    N21626              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARVELL,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- RUNWAY TOO SHORT FOR DOWN WIND TAKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21626](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21626), registered now, S/N 18800917 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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